Sunday, November 6, 2011

Share the love - Our Big Gratitude Giveaway

In October we gave away $150 worth of One Mango Tree fair trade apparel and accessories to the winner of our Fair Trade Month Giveaway. Our winner, Louise, sent in her order and let us know that she selected a teenager from Angel Tree and would be including some of the products in a Christmas goodie bag for a young woman in need.

One of the best things about running a fair trade business is the generosity of our customers - sometimes I feel like our work is just a small drop in the ocean, but customers like Louise show me the ways that a small drop can send out infinite ripples of kindness.

November is a very special month for One Mango Tree - we make an extra effort to focus on Gratitude - what it means in our work, what it means for our producers, and what it means for our customers.

In celebration of Louise's generosity, we're having another BIG giveaway - challenging you to up the ante. We'll be giving away $200 in merchandise this month - $100 for the winner, and $100 to give as a gift.

Here's how it works:

Choose someone who really deserves a gift, and send us a message to let us know why. Email your entry to info@onemangotree.com. Your submission should be 250 words or less - longer entries will be disqualified. Winning story will be shared on our blog, so be sure it's okay to share the story!

Once you've submitted your entry, be sure to either Tweet or post on Facebook about this giveaway. Your submission is only accepted when you've shared the giveaway - be sure to tag us at @onemangotree on Twitter and "like" and tag us on Facebook as well.

Get your entries ready and start sharing the love - this contest ends November 30th!

Learn

We believe it is our responsibility to learn as much as we can about the issues that relate to our work. Here are some great links (and related twitter handles) to help you learn more about the work that we do:

FAIR TRADE

Fair Trade Federation (@FTFederation) this trade association (we're members!) offers a wealth of knowledge - learn how to start a fair trade business, explore fair trade organizations from all over the world, get answers to questions.

Fair Trade Towns USA (@FairTradeTowns) turn your town into a Fair Trade Town - a community of conscious consumers, activists, business and retail, local organizations, and city or town government. Find out how to unite your town in support of fair trade.